After eight years of preparation, Ethereum adopted a proof-of-work model, meaning the electricity-intensive method of minting ether cryptocurrency tokens is a thing of the past.
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Now its carbon footprint is expected to reduce over 99%. Vitalik Buterin called the Merge "the difference between early stage Ethereum and the Ethereum we've always wanted."
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